Advertising device.



w. 'T. BAMFORD. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, I916- Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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WILLIAM r. BAMFORD, or rnrranntrnra, PENNSYLVANIA."

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

Application filed April 29, 1916- Serial No. 94,321.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM T. BAMFORD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to advertising devices consisting of a plurality of members which are adapted to have movement relatively to each other upon the movement of another movable member to which the said device is operatively connected. 1

One object of my invention is to provide a device consisting] of operatively'related relatively movable parts which are adapted to move relatively to each other for the purpose of attracting the attention of possible purchasers or others in'some wayinterested in the subject of the advertisement.

A further object of myinvent'ion is to provide a device which is adapted to be connected with a movable part, as a door, which is adapted to move automatically relatively to said door upon the opening and closing thereof.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of simple construction which, therefore, may be cheaply and economically manufactured and sold.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be referred to and particularly set forth in the detailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from such description.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one form of a convenient embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that the same is susceptible of embodiment in other forms of construction. Although I have illustrated the same in connection with the representation of a. cup and a bottle, the said cup and bottle being so related to each other that when the bottle is turned downwardly on its pivot, it appears as though it were discharging its contents into the cup. Instead however of thus illustrating my invention itmight have been illustrated in connection with a teapot and a cup and saucer, the teapot being adapted to be moved about its pivotal support in the same manner as the bottle shown in the drawing, or in connection with some other kind of article or device. a

In the drawings Y Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a door and door frame with a device embodying my invention visible through a glass panel in the door;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the inside of a portion of the said door and frame and showing the said advertising device in rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of a portion of the said device, showing the same enlarged and showing a connection between the movable member and a portion of the door frame;

Fig. i is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the door and door frame and showing the top edge ofla portion of the device embodying my invention, the said doorbeing shown in full lines in closed position and in dotted lines in partially opened position.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a portion of the frame of a door and 2 a portion of the door having a panel 3 therein of transparent material, such as glass. 4: designates a base or supporting member which, in the construction shown, consists of a thin sheet metal plate of considerable length as compared to its width. It is secured at one end by means of screws 5 to the outer swinging edge portion of the door 2. From its point of connection at 5 t0 the said door, the plate 4: extends inwardly toward or beyond the verticle center line of the door. Said plate is arranged in parallel relation to the plane of the door. The plate 4 is provided with a depending portion 10 which in the construction shown represents a glass container, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. As indicated in Fig. 1, the front face or surface of the plate 4: may be provided with lines and figures de picting articles having some relation to the material or substance to which the advertisement relates. In .the particular construction shown, the front face or surface of the said sheet is provided with lines indicating a trellis and with the representation of bunches of grapes.

In the construction shown, the movable member 11 of the device represents abottle which is pivoted at 12 to a projection 13 upon the upper edge of the plate 4:. The pivot point 12 is out of alinement with the line of the center of gravity of said member 11 and is so positioned with respect thereto that unless the said member is held by some means in a vertical positoin it moves of its own weight into the dotted line position indicated in Figs. 1 and 3.

In the construction shown, the member 11 consists of thin sheet metal and is provided with a projecting portion 1% at one edge which Is bent around into parallel relation with respect to the plate 11 and is spaced therefrom so that the projection 13 may be inserted between the said projection 1i and the member 11. The pivot 12 extends through the member 11, the projection 13 and the projection 14. Although the parts i and 11 are described as sheet metal plates it will be understood that they may consist of any other suitable material.

When the member 1.1 is moved into the upright position as shown in the drawing, the lower portion of the connection between the said member and the projection 14L contacts with the left hand edge of the projection 13, hat'ing reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, so as to limit the movement of the said member or part 11 in one direction when it has reached its normal substantially upright position. Movement in the opposite direction into the position shown A in dotted linesin Figs. 1 and 8 is limited by the contact of the upper portion of the connection between the projection 14% and the member or part- 11 with the upper edge of the projection 13. This is clearly apparent from Fig. 3 of the drawing. It will be understood that other means than that illus trated may be provided for limiting the pivotal movements of the member 11 or any other corresponding member.

20 designates a cord of wire or other suitable material connected at its outer end to a pin 21 (or other means) to the portion of the frame to which the door is hinged. It will of course be understood that the said cord 20 may be connected to any other stationary member in corresponding relative position with respectto the parts 4 and 11. The inner end of the wire or cord 20 is connected at 22 to the part 11 above the pivot 12. Or if the member 11 is so pivoted that it tilts or pivots in the opposite direction to that shown the inner end of the cord should be connected at a point below the pivot 12, as at 23. The length of the cord 20 is such that when the door 2 is in closed position it is drawn more or less taut with the member or part 11 or corresponding device in substantially upright position. As the door is opened the cord 20 becomes slack and permits the member 11 (shaped in the present construction merely for purposes of illustration as a bottle) to move by gravity into a predetermined position, such for instance, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 8 of the drawing. Usually the said member moves relatively to some other member as a cup or other similar device. Such cup or other device may however be omitted and the device employed with the movable member and its support alone.

I claim:

1. In an advertising device, thecombination of a swinging supporting member, a member having pivotal connection with the said swinging supporting member, the point of such pivotal connection being situated out of'alinement with the line of the center of gravity through the said pivotal member whereby the latter normally tends to move about its pivot'in one direction under the influence of the force of gravity and flexible means having connection with the said pivoted member and with a stationary member for holding the said pivoted member normally in predetermined position in opposition to the force of gravity acting upon the said pivoted member. i 2. In an advertising device, the combination of a support, a member having pivotal connection with the said support, means for limiting the pivotal movement of said member in each direction of its movements, means whereby gravity causes movement of said member about its pivotin one direction and a flexible means connected with the said pivoted member and holding the same normally in position in opposition to the action of the force of gravity. 7

3. In an advertising device, the'com'bina tion'ot a door, a supporting member secured to the said door adjacent to its outerswinging edge portion, a member pivotally supported upon said supporting member, means whereby gravity causes movement of said pivoted member about its pivot from the position which it occupies when the door is in closed position and flexible means having connection with the said pivoted member at a point near its pivot and with a stationary part adjacent to the hinged edge of said door for holding the said pivoted member in the position occupied thereby when the door is in closed position.

t. In an advertising device, the combina tion of a door having a transparent panel, a supporting plate secured to said door at a point adj acentto its outer swinging edge and extending toward the vertical center line of said transparent panel and in parallel relation thereto, a'pivoted device supported upon the said plate, means whereby said pivoted device moves about its pivot under the influence of gravity when the said door is moved into open position and a cord having connection at one end with the said pivoted device at a. point near'the said pivot and at its other end to a stationary partadjacent to the hinged edge of the said door for holding the said pivoted device in predetermined position when the said door isclosed.

5. In an advertising device, the combination of a door having a transparent panel, a supporting plate secured to said door at a pointadjacent to its outer swinging edge and extending toward the vertical center line of said transparent panel and in parallel relation thereto, a pivoted device supported upon said plate, means whereby said pivoted device moves about its pivot automatically when the said door is moved into open position, a cord having connection at one end with the said pivoted device at a point near the said pivot and at its other end to a stationary part adjacent to the hinged edge of the said door for holding the said pivoted device in predetermined position when the said door is closed and means for limiting the extent of the pivoted movements of the said pivoted device.

6. In an advertising device, the combination of a swinging member adapted to occupy closed and opened positions, a support ing member connected to and supported by Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the said swinging member adjacent to its outer swinging edge, said supporting member being provided with a projection, a member pivotally supported upon said projection, said member being provided with a part adapted to engage adjoining edges of said projection whereby the pivotal movement of said pivoted member is limited, means whereby when the said swinging member is moved into open position gravity acts to cause pivotal movement of the said pivoted member in one direction and means for acting upon said pivoted member to cause pivotal movement thereof in the opposite direction when the said swinging member is moved into closed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto signed my name this 28th day of April, A. D. 1916.

WILLIAM T. BAMFORD.

In the presence of:

CYRUs N. ANDERSON, FLORENCE DEACON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. G. 

